"Gateway" knife for each brand?

Buck - Vantage Select
Kershaw - Link
Spyderco -Native Lw
Kabar - usmc
Becker - bk16
Emerson - Vindicator
Victorinox - Trekker
Benchmade - Griptilian
Friction folders - Svord Peasant
 
Spyderco- Tenacious/Manix 2
ESSEE- Zancudo/EsKabar
Benchmade - Ritter Grip
ZT- 0566
Buck- Vantage/CSAR-T pro
Kershaw - Leek/Blur
CRKT- Ripple/Razel/M21
Cold Steel- American Lawman/Tuff Lite/Recon 1
 
Spyderco - Tenacious
Victorinox - Spartan
Opinel - 8
Kershaw - Leek
Mora - Basic 511
Gerber - LST
SOG - CrossCut
Leatherman - Squirt
 
Spyderco: Tenacious (although it was the resilience for me)
Ontario: Rat 1
Buck: 110
Kabar: Becker line
Benchmade: mini grip/ Griptilian
Kershaw: skyline
Esse: izula or #3
Zero tolerance: 0350
 
Kershaw - Blur
ZT - 0562
Spyderco - Delica
Benchmade - Griptilian
Victorinox - Super Tinker
 
my gateway knife into my blade fixation was the kershaw oso sweet. Its my go to knife as a gift for newbies too the cutting tool world. My lady got into blades through the oso, and bought one for my coworker who has never owned one and gave it to him Monday, and he's been asking daily about knives since....

Its just an oh so sweet knife! ;)
 
A lot of great input here everyone. It's also great to see what some of your gateway knives were, even if they weren't the traditional route into the brand.
 
knifedepot said:
A lot of great input here everyone. It's also great to see what some of your gateway knives were, even if they weren't the traditional route into the brand.
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My first knife I ever bought was a Emerson Super CQC-7 because I love the Rogue warrior series and that is what Richard Marcinko used. Then I got a Strider and into the custom market.
 
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